How Buddhism Could Change Your Life (The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from Pre-order my book Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . If you prefer video, be sure to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. Timestamps...
info_outline
An Incredible Future is Coming (Where is My Flying Car by J Storrs Hall)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . If you prefer video, be sure to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. Timestamps [1:44] Why Air Travel...
info_outline
Truth, Technology, and Building the Future (Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from . Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . If you prefer video, be sure to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. Timestamps [00:54] The End of...
info_outline
How to Predict the Future (Same as Ever by Morgan Housel)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from . Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . If you prefer video, be sure to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. Timestamps [00:00] How to Predict...
info_outline
The Freedom Trap (Freedom by Sebastian Junger)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . If you prefer video, be sure to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. Timestamps [00:00] Obsessing Over...
info_outline
How to End Cravings and Stop Bad Habits (Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from . Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. Timestamps: [00:00] We Should Focus on Bad Habits [02:40] The...
info_outline
#14 Unlock Your Inner Genius (Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . If you prefer video, . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. [00:00] Self Reliance [02:34] Trust Your...
info_outline
#13 Write Better Today (On Writing by Stephen King)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. [00:00] Intro [01:29] Stephen King’s Career [07:05] Battling with...
info_outline
#12 The Communist Manifesto
Nat's Notes
What I learned from reading Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. (00:00) Why the Communist Manifesto (03:04) Defining the...
info_outline
#11 Creating Your Life's Work (The War of Art & Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield)
Nat's Notes
What I learned from two of my favorite books on doing creative work, and , both by Steven Pressfield. Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to . Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be...
info_outlineWhat I learned from Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray.
Join the Nat’s Notes Newsletter to get my top highlights from the book.
Books Mentioned in the Episode:
The Fourth Turning: https://geni.us/fourth-turning-nat
Meditations: https://geni.us/meditations-nat
Works and Days: https://geni.us/works-days-nat
The Drama of the Gifted Child: https://geni.us/drama-gifted-nat
Atomic Habits: https://geni.us/atomic-habits-nat
Power of Habit: https://geni.us/power-habit-nat
Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: https://geni.us/darwins-idea-nat
Denial of Death: https://geni.us/denial-death-nat
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:34) Why This Book
(03:00) Progress is a Myth
(05:52) We’re Not That Different from Animals
(10:03) Science is a Form of Faith
(13:48) The Self is an Illusion
(20:02) Morality Moves in Cycles
(23:15) Our Obsession with Control
(26:51) We’re Terrified We’re Useless
(29:13) We Use Productivity as Escapism
(33:13) The Purpose of Life
If you enjoyed this show, please let me know on Twitter (@nateliason) or Instagram (@nat_eliason)